He was born in Puerto Rico on Dec. 4, 1920, to Francisca Lallande and Pedro Rodriguez. After high school Mr. Rodriguez entered the U.S. Army and served during WWII. He was a lifelong, self-employed electronic technician in New York, repairing all makes and models of appliances.

Mr. Rodriguez had been a Lake Placid resident for the past 25 years. He attended the Spanish Catholic Church in Lake Placid.

Mr. Rodriguez is survived by his wife, Francisca Figueroa; children Francisco, Lucy, Wilfredo, Carlos, Santos and Manuel; numerous brothers and sisters, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren

Funeral services and burial will be at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Sarasota National Cemetery with Military Honors.